Dec 19 Johnny Isakson, former Georgia Republican U.S. senator, dies By Jeff Amy, Russ Bynum, Associated Press Isakson's son John Isakson told The Associated Press his father died in his sleep before dawn Sunday at his home in Atlanta. John Isakson said that although his father had Parkinson's disease, the cause of death was not immediately apparent. Continue reading
Dec 01 Stacey Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor By Jeff Amy, Associated Press The 47-year-old Abrams was a state lawmaker with little profile outside Georgia when she stepped in to the 2018 race, looking to become the state's first Black and first female governor. Continue reading
Nov 26 Georgia outlines plans to improve slow pace of rental help By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The improvement plans were submitted last week to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: Defense fails to oust Jesse Jackson from Arbery death trial as case continues – Day 7 By Russ Bynum, Associated Press A judge is denying requests to declare a mistrial in the case of three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery. Continue reading
Nov 09 WATCH: Trial for Ahmaud Arbery killing continues – Day 3 By Russ Bynum, Associated Press The man who initiated the chase that ended in Ahmaud Arbery's death quickly changed his story about why he suspected the 25-year-old Black man running in his neighborhood was a criminal, two police officers testified Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 08 WATCH: Trial for Ahmaud Arbery killing in Georgia continues By Russ Bynum, Associated Press Three white men are on trial for murder and other crimes in the slaying of Arbery, who was chased and shot Feb. 23, 2020, after he was spotted running in a neighborhood just outside the port city of Brunswick. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 6:09 Majority-white jury in Ahmaud Arbery case like a ‘relic of the old South,’ expert says By John Yang Opening statements begin Friday in the trial of three white men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger, in Southeast Georgia last year. Arbery's death triggered national protests after cellphone video of the incident showed him being chased down… Continue watching
Oct 31 Thousands protest results of Georgia’s local elections By Associated Press Nika Melia, the head of the main opposition party United National Movement and a mayoral candidate in Tbilisi, claimed that “the victories gained by the opposition in many municipalities were taken away...like they never happened.”… Continue reading
Oct 15 In trial over Arbery death, racial reckoning looms large By Russ Bynum, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press As three white men prepare to stand trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, many in the slain Black man’s Georgia hometown see the case as a reckoning for the local justice system. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 6:10 Why election integrity and voter trust are in the spotlight in Fulton County, Georgia By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman Early voting started this week in Georgia ahead of November's municipal elections. But almost a year after the 2020 election, some Republicans — including former President Trump — continue pushing false narratives of widespread voter fraud. A judge on Wednesday… Continue watching